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Parks named head coach at Harlan Former Evarts coach David Parks was officially introduced as the new Harlan High School basketball coach on Thursday. "It just seemed like everything fit perfectly," Parks said of his decision to accept the position. "I am getting ready to retire and this job opened up. I have always loved basketball. I got out of it for a long time when the kids were young, but as they have gotten older I have got back in it." Parks was a standout point gua...
Eight-run sixth lifts Lady Bears past Perry JOHN MIDDLETON Sports Editor After being held hitless for five innings, the Harlan County Lady Bears took out their frustrations in the sixth. The Lady Bears exploded for all seven of their hits and eight runs in the decisive sixth inning Wednesday to pull away for a 8-2 victory over visiting Perry Central. Chyanna Harris started the offense with a single. Katie Johnson then reached base on a walk. Stittums loaded the bases with a bunt ...
Slow start dooms Lady Dragons at Knox An Enterprise Staff Report The Harlan Lady Dragons fell behind early Tuesday and were never able to recover in a 10-3 loss at Knox Central. The Lady Panthers scored three runs in the first inning and followed with two more in the second to take quickly take control. “We didn’t capitalize when we needed to on offense and had some walks and errors on defense. We just gave up too many runs that we couldn’t recover from,” said Harlan coach ...
Jones resigns as Harlan County coach After guiding the Black Bears to a 13th Region best 27-6 record last season, Mike Jones has resigned as the head basketball coach at Harlan County. Jones reportedly delivered his resignation on Tuesday, and the job was posted at the Harlan County School District's Central Office on Wednesday. Search for a new coach will begin immediately. The vacancy will be posted until May 25. In his 26 seasons, Jones posted a career record of 574-231 at C...
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HHS to introduce new coach today The search for a new Harlan boys basketball coach is nearing a conclusion. Harlan High School Principal Stacy Noah confirmed Wednesday that the new basketball coach will be introduced to the team today. Harlan Athletic Director Kevin Ball said there were several good candidates for the position. “We narrowed our applicants down by looking at their resumes and it was between the three people that we interviewed. There were several good candi...
Lady Dragons close out Leslie County JOHN MIDDLETON Sports Editor The Harlan Lady Dragons struggled to close out games early in, but that doesn’t appear to be a problem any more. The Lady Dragons trailed by one entering the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday, before rallying with a pair of runs to walk away with a 5-4 win over visiting Leslie County. Crystal Goins led off the seventh inning and reached base after being hit by a pitch. Amanda Longworth followed with an in...
Quick start sends Jenkins past HC JOHN MIDDLETON Sports Editor Harlan County allowed three unearned runs in the first inning Tuesday, and the Lady Bears spent the rest of the game trying to dig out of that hole. Jenkins capitalized on Harlan County’s early miscues and held on for a 3-1 victory over the host Lady Bears. “The first inning beat us. We gave them three unearned runs in the first. They shouldn’t have scored. Then we played like game-busters the rest of the wa...
Dragons compete in regional track meet An Enterprise Staff Report The Harlan track and field team competed in the Region 6, Class A Track Meet at Somerset las week. The boys 4 x 100-meter relay team of Ryan Jones, Dakota Morris, Demarcus Williams, Gage Hopkins and Eric Young finished in third place, while the Dragons’ 4 x 200-meter and 4 x 800-meter relay teams finished fourth. Williams turned in Harlan’s best individual performance, finishing third in the 110-meter hurdles....
TC West finishes third in Trooper Island tourney An Enterprise Staff Report The Tri-City West Little League team defeated the Harlan Hammers 9-1 to claim third place in the Trooper Island Tournament last weekend. Cameron Nease and Israel Terry each had two singles to lead Tri-City offensively. Eli Estep and Tyler Casolari added one single each. Nease allowed just two hits to claim the win on the mound. The Hammers were led by Benjamin Lewis and Gabe Price with one single each. Le...
Noe’s no-hitter lifts Harlan to win JOHN MIDDLETON Sports Editor Madison Noe tossed a no-hitter Friday as the Harlan Lady Dragons pushed their winning streak to three games with a victory over visiting Williamsburg. Noe struck out five batters to lead the Lady Dragons to an 11-0 win in five innings. “Madison was impressive tonight. This is the most consistent that she has been, and this may have been her best game as far as hitting the strike zone,” said Harlan coach Sc...
HCHS competes at regional track meet An Enterprise Staff Report Both the Harlan County boys and girls teams turned in solid showings at the Class 2A Region 7 Meet at Johnson Central recently. The Harlan County boys squad finished second overall, behind only Letcher Central. The Black Bears had seven entrants to qualify for the state meet. Shamil Clark was first in the 100-meter dash at a time of 11.73., while Jacob Carroll won the 200-meter dash at 23.48. Both runners qu...
Lewis pitches Braves past Yankees Special to the Enterprise The Home Federal Braves defeated the Fuelco Yankees 12-1 in 4 innings Thursday in Little League Baseball action at Huff Park. Benjamin Lewis was dominant on the mound allowing just four hits and one run over 4 innings. Lewis struck out four and walked two. Jacob Wilson and Kilian Ledford led the Braves at the plate, each going 3-3. Ledford had an inside the park home run, a double and a single, while driving in...
Dragons hold off Pineville rally PAUL LUNSFORD Staff Writer The Harlan Green Dragons started out with an early lead Thursday, but held off a late rally from visiting Pineville to claim an 11-10 victory and extends its winning streak to six games. “We jumped onto them early. We got ahead and just gave up,” said Harlan coach Robbie Burns. “We let them get back into the ball game and came one hair of getting beat.” Senior right-hander Tyler Grubbs started for the Drag...
Hazard’s Whitaker shuts out Black Bears JOHN MIDDLETON Sports Editor The Harlan County Black Bears had no answer for Hazard’s Evan Whitaker Thursday as they were shut out 7-0 by the visiting Bulldogs. The junior right-hander recorded six strikeouts, while giving up just two hits and no walks in a dominant performance on the mound. “I thought Whitaker was good, and that was good for us,” Lewis said. “We need good competition before the district tournament. We just didn’t re...
Offense comes alive as Lady Bears roll An Enterprise Staff Report After being held to just two hits in a loss at Jenkins on Wednesday, the Harlan County Lady Bears pounded out 13 hits on Thurdsay as they rolled to a 13-4 victory at Knox Central. Amber Creech and Savannah Sergent each had three singles to lead the Lady Bears at the plate. Megan Ramsey contributed a pair of singles, and Katie Johnson, Kaitlyn Stittums, Bridget Robinson, Bethany Bellofatto and Chyanna Harris each...
Brewer tosses 1-hitter in rout of Pineville An Enterprise Staff Report The Harlan Lady Dragons were locked in at the plate, and eighth-grader Madison Brewer was in control on the mound Thursday in a 13-1 victory at Pineville. The Lady Dragons collected 11 hits, while Brewer recorded four strikeouts in a complete-game one-hitter in the rout. Jourdan Ledford led Harlan at the plate with a triple and a single. Anna Karst recorded a double and a single. Kristina Fields and Heather...
Lady Bears fall at Jenkins An Enterprise Staff Report The Harlan County Lady Bears were unable to get the bats going Wednesday as they fell 11-1 at 14th Region power Jenkins. The Lady Cavaliers scores in all but one inning as they rolled to the win. Jenkins led 9-0 in the sixth inning when a solo home run from junior Katie Johnson gave Harlan County its first run. The Lady Cavs answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning to claim the win. Johnson’s...
HHS tennis season comes to an end An Enterprise Staff Report The Harlan boys tennis team turned in a solid showing at the 13th Region Tournament at Whitley County, but that run cam to an end in the third round. After receiving a bye in the first round and knocking off Knox Central’s Zack Cain in the second round, Harlan’s Trevor Pryor fell 0-6, 0-6 to Pineville’s Luke Brooks in the third round. The team of Evan Howard and Ryland Atkins fell to North Laurel’s Baker and J...
Bears shake slow start in rout of Perry JOHN MIDDLETON Sports Editor It took Harlan County two innings to shake off the rust of a six-day break on Tuesday, but the Bears quickly made up for lost time as they mauled visiting Perry Central 11-1 in five innings. Harlan County trailed 1-0 before reeling off seven runs in the third inning to regain control. The Bears added three runs in the fourth inning, before putting the Commodores away with a run in the fifth inning. “We hav...
Lady Dragons slug past Lynn Camp JOHN MIDDLETON Sports Editor Fresh off of a 52nd District loss to Bell County on Monday, the Harlan Lady Dragons got back on track with an 18-3 rout of visiting Lynn Camp on Tuesday. “I was very happy with their focus. They are coming along really good,” said Harlan coach Scott Lewis. The Lady Dragons pounded out 11 extra-base hits as they took control from the start. Harlan put the game out of reach with eight runs in the first innin...
Harlan County’s Davenport signs with LMU JOHN MIDDLETON Sports Editor Miranda Davenport’s work ethic helped lead the Lady Bears to a tremendous amount of success during her time at Harlan County. It has now afforded her the opportunity to play basketball at the collegiate level, as the senior point guard announced Tuesday that she will play next season at Lincoln Memorial University. “As soon as I walked in the doors that is where I wanted to be. All of the girls made me feel ...
Akal applies for Harlan boys’ job JOHN MIDDLETON Sports Editor For the second straight season the Harlan High School boys basketball program is searching for a new coach. Although that search began just days ago, there has already been a large amount of interest in the position. “We have had 12 people to inquire. We have received interest locally, from throughout the state and other states,” said Harlan Athletic Director Kevin Ball. “We haven’t set up interviews yet, bu...
Dragons shut out Jenkins All nine Green Dragons contributed with a hit or RBI as Harlan's win streak reached five games with a 7-0 win Tuesday at Jenkins. Seniors Zach Hollins and Tyler Grubbs led Harlan's 10-hit attack. Hollins had a double and single with three RBI. Grubbs had two singles and two RBI. Freshman second baseman Ben Abraham added two singles. Colby WIlson, Tye Patrick, Jacob Clark and Austin Browning each contributed one single. Hollins pitched a comp...
Letcher Central rallies past Lady Bears PAUL LUNSFORD Staff Writer The visiting Lady Cougars of Letcher Central scored two runs in the eighth innings Monday to defeat Harlan County 9-7. With one out, Emily Blair walked and scored on a double by Cheyanne Stidham. Bradlyn Polis followed with double to give Letcher the two-run advantage. The Lady Cougars ended the game on defense with a double play. The victory gives Letcher Central a five-game winning streak. “Both teams...
Bell County downs Lady Dragons JOHN MIDDLETON Sports Editor The Bell County Lady Cats completed a sweep of the 52nd District with a 12-1 victory at Harlan on Monday. “You want to stay undefeated, but we still have to play the district tournament,” said Bell County coach J.W. Campbell. The Lady Cats struck first as Alisha Russell, Erica Gambrel, Kristen Slusher and Jessica Sanders each scored in the first inning. Slusher broke the game open with a three-run homer ...
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